by MBC News | Aug 13, 2021 | Current News
A man was arrested by Prince Albert RCMP after a search was conducted through a trail in the Nesbitt Forest near Macdowall. An SUV was reported stolen Tuesday and was found abandoned near Macdowall. RCMP then received a report that a man was walking through a trail in...
by MBC News | Aug 13, 2021 | Current News
The University of Saskatchewan and the University of Regina are following other Canadian universities in making it mandatory that all students, staff and faculty be vaccinated against COVID-19. The University of Saskatchewan is mandating all those accessing campus...
by MBC News | Aug 13, 2021 | Current News
(William John Loyer, top. Courtesy of the RCMP.) RCMP need help in searching for two inmates who escaped the Besnard Lake Correctional Camp last week. Pinehouse RCMP said William John Loyer and Grant James Reeves left the facility on August 6, at approximately 3:30 PM...
by MBC News | Aug 13, 2021 | Current News
The New Democrats have named their candidate in Northern Saskatchewan for the upcoming federal election. Harmonie King, a Metis resident of Meadow Lake was nominated Sunday for Denesthé-Missinippi-Churchill River. “There is a lot I want to do to help people in my...
by MBC News | Aug 12, 2021 | Current News
It appears Canadians could be heading to the polls soon to elect a new parliament. Multiple media reports coming out of Ottawa Thursday said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to visit Governor General Mary Simon this weekend and ask for parliament to be...
by MBC News | Aug 12, 2021 | Current News
The jury examining the inquest into the Regina Police Service shooting death of Metis man Geoff Morris on May 4, 2019 made four recommendations including; a mandatory psychologist arrive with the crisis intervention team, the crisis team wear body worn video and audio...
by MBC News | Aug 12, 2021 | Current News
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band is warning band members that they may have to start hiring non-members for jobs within the band. According to a statement issued by four band councillors, they have multiple entry-level and professional-level jobs available. They say these...
by MBC News | Aug 12, 2021 | Current News
La Ronge RCMP arrested a man and a woman after a search warrant was executed at a trap line south of La Ronge, off Molanosa Road. The warrant was executed Aug. 5. After searching a camper on the site, RCMP seized three firearms, ammunition, 30 grams of cocaine and...
by MBC News | Aug 12, 2021 | Current News
By: John Watson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Strathmore Times Richelle Dubois was inspired to begin a journey after the bodies of 215 indigenous children were discovered in Kamloops, BC at the site of a former residential school. Alongside her family, they...
by MBC News | Aug 12, 2021 | Current News
By: Nick Pearce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The StarPhoenix The Saskatchewan government has a price tag for cleaning up an abandoned northern mine. The provincial government is paying two companies roughly $1.6 million to remediate the former Newcor gold...